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MINE STORIES by Dave Kuchta Lansford #9 MSHA STREAMING VIDEOS of ANTHRACITE MINING We need your help. Send a few BUCKS to help our cost. Make checks to: Old Forge Coal Mine mail to: 1214 Lori Lane Old Forge Pa. 18518 |
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ANNUAL REPORT of the SECRETARY of INTERNAL AFFAIRS for the COMMONWEALTH of PENNSYLVANIA Thanks to: Frank Adams ********************** Pa Northern Anthracite Coal Field Data by Frank Adams, Colorado Springs, Co. (a former Scranton Pa. lad) *********** New Books Out: Rails Between Dunmore and Jessup. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western's Winton Branch. By Frank P. Adams. Available from Amazon.com for $12.95 plus shipping. *********** Lackawanna Iron & Steel Co. IRON ORE MINES OCTOBER EXPEDITION REPORT
IRON ORE MINES 2nd TRIP REPORT
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***************************** Pennsylvania Department of Mines Inspector Reports: 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 & 1920 1921 & 1922 1923-1924 1925-1926 1927-1928 1929-1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 PREFACE and INDEX for PA MINE INSPECTION REPORTS 1923 TO 1926 PREFACE and INDEX for PA MINE INSPECTION REPORTS 1927 and 1928 The years 1931 through 1945 were contained in one book, and had no other information.
***************************** U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletins: USBM-001 Volatile Mater of Coal USBM-010 Use of Permissible Explosives 1912 USBM-015 Investigations of Explosives in the Coal Mines USBM-017 A Primer on Explosives for Coal Miners 1911 USBM-018 Transmission of Heat in Steam Boilers USBM-020 Explosibility of Coal Dust 1911 USBM-022 Analyses of Coals 1913 USBM-022v2 Analyses of Coal in the U.S. 1904-1940 USBM-023 Steaming Test of Coal USBM-025 Mining Conditions under Scranton Pa. 1912 USBM-027 Test of Coal and Briquettes as Fuel for Home Heating Boilers 1911 USBM-029 Effect of Oxygen in Coal USBM-034 Test of Run of Mine and Briquetted Coal in a Locomotive USBM-035 Utilization of Fuel in Locomotive Practices 1911 USBM-036 Mine Foreman Training Courses 1920 USBM-039 Smoke Problem at Boiler Plants USBM-041 Government Coal Purchases 1909-1910 USBM-042 Sampling and Examination of Mine Gases 1913 USBM-044 First National Mine Safety Demonstration Pa. 1911 USBM-045 Sand Available for Filling Mine Workings Northern Anthracite Region USBM-046 Explosion Proof Motors USBM-048 Selection of Explosives Used in Mining 1913 USBM-051 Analysis of Black Powder and Dynamite 1913 USBM-052 Ignition of Mine Gases by Incandescent Lamps 1913 USBM-056 Coal Dust Explosion Test USBM-057 Safety and efficiency in Mine Tunneling 1914 USBM-059 Investigations of Electric Detonators 1913 USBM-061 Abstract of Current Decisions on Mining 1912-1913 USBM-062 National Mine Rescue and First Aid Conference Pa. 1912 USBM-066 Test of Permissible Explosives 1913 USBM-072 Occurrences of Explosive Gases in a Coal Mine 1915 USBM-076 United States Coals for Export Trade 1916 USBM-078 Approved Explosion-Proof Coal-Cutting Equipment 1920 USBM-082 International Conf of Mine Experiment Stations 1912 USBM-087 Houses for Mining Towns USBM-090 Abstract of Current Decisions on Mining 1913-1914 USBM-093 Miner Nystagmus a form of Eyestrain 1916 USBM-094 US Mining Statutes Annotated USBM-096 Analysis of Permissible Explosives 1916 USBM-099 Mine Ventilation Stippings USBM-101 Abstract of Current Decisions on Mining 1914-1915 USBM-105 Black Damp in Mines 1916 USBM-113 Abstract of Current Decisions on Mining 1915 USBM-115 Coal Mine Fatalities U.S. 1870-1914 USBM-116 Methods of Sampling Coal for Government Purchase 1916 USBM-119 Analyses of Coal Purchased by the Government 1905-1915 USBM-123 Analyses of Mine and Car Samples of Coal 1913-1916 USBM-126 Abstract of Current Decisions on Mining January, 1916 USBM-131 Approved Electric Lamps for Miners 1917 USBM-135 Combustion of Coal and Design of Furnaces 1917 USBM-136 Deterioration in the Heating Value of Coal During Storage 1917 USBM-141 Yearbook of the Bureau of Mines 1916 USBM-143 Abstract of Current Decisions on Mining August, 1916 USBM-152 Abstract of Current Decisions on Mining January, 1917 USBM-178A War Gas Investigations 1919 USBM-178B War Materials Nitrogen Fixation and Sodium Cyanide 1919 USBM-178C Petroleum Investigations and Production of Helium 1919 USBM-185 Mining Statutes Annotated USBM-192 Carbon Black - - Its Manufacture Properties and Uses 1922 USBM-193 Analyses of Mine And Car Samples of Coal 1916-1919 USBM-196 Coal Mine Fatalities in US 1919 USBM-198 Regulation of Explosives in the U.S. 1921 USBM-217 Preparation Transportation and Combustion of Powered Coal 1923 USBM-229 Fifty-Nine Coal Mine Fires 1927 USBM-230 Analyses of Samples of Coal 1915-1922 USBM-240 Electric Shot Firing in Mines, Quarries, and Tunnels 1926 USBM-241 Coal Mine Fatalities in the U.S. 1923 USBM-247 Dusting of Coal Mines to Prevent Explosions USBM-251 Coal Mine Fatalities in the U.S. 1924 USBM-558 Health and Safety Publications 1947-1955 USBM-268 Coal-Dust Explosion Test in the Mine 1919-1924 USBM-275 Coal Mining Fatalities in US 1925 USBM-277 Safety in Coal Mining 1928 USBM-283 Coal Mine Fatalities in US 1926 USBM-285 Coal Mine Ventilation Factors 1929 USBM-293 Coal Mine Fatalities in US 1927 USBM-300 Coal washing Methods and Test 1929 USBM-303 Test of Roof Support Strength in PA. Anthracite Mines 1929 USBM-313 Permissible Storage - Battery Locomotives and Trucks 1929 USBM-319 Coal Mine Fatalities in US 1928 USBM-326 Explosive Accidents in the Anthracite Mines of Pa. 1923-1927 USBM-331 Permissible Methane Detectors 1930 USBM-332 Permissible Electric Mine Lamps 1930 USBM-341 Coal Mine Fatalities in US 1929 USBM-343 Permissible Coal Handling Equipment 1926-1930 USBM-346 Physical Testing of Explosives, Bruceton PA. 1931 USBM-354 The Ignition of Fire Damp by Explosives 1932 USBM-355 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1930 USBM-357 Shaft Sinking Practices and Cost 1932 USBM-365 Lab Testing of Inflammability of Coal Dust 1932 USBM-373 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1931 USBM-380 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1932 USBM-387 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1933 USBM-397 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1934 USBM-373 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1931 USBM-409 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1935 USBM-414 Coal Mining in Europe Compared to America USBM-420 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1936 USBM-430 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1937 USBM-437 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1938 USBM-441 Investigations of Permissible Electric Mine Lamps 1930-1940 USBM-444 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1939 USBM-448 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1940 USBM-455 Behavior and Control of Anthracite Mine Fires USBM-456 Coal Mining Accidents in US 1941 USBM-462 Coal Miming Accidents in US 1942 USBM-471 Analyses of Complex Mixtures of Gases for Fire Control USBM-481 Safety in the Mining Industry 1950 USBM-491 Inundated Anthracite Reserves in the Eastern and Middle Fields USBM-494 Buried Valley of the Susquehanna River USBM-508 Acid Mine Drainage Problems in the Anthracite Region of Pa USBM-509 Injury Experiences in Coal Mining 1948 USBM-514 Code for Electrical Equipment in Coal Mines 1952 USBM-516 Analysis of Tipple and Delivered Samples of Coal 1948-1950 USBM-517 Barrier Pillar Problems of the Lackawanna Basin Northern Field USBM-518 Surface Water Seepage in the Anthracite Mines Northern Field USBM-521 Barrier Pillars in the Western Middle Coal Field 1953 USBM-525 Injury Experiences in Coal Mining 1949 USBM-526 Barrier Pillars in the Southern Coal Field 1953 USBM-528 Mine Investigations of Coal and Coal Products 1945-1950 USBM-531 Mine Pumping Plants in the Anthracite Region USBM-532 Surface Water Seepage Anthracite Mines Western Middle Field 1953 USBM-534 Surface Water Seepage in Anthracite Mines of the Wyoming Basin USBM-536 Carbonizing Properties of American Coals 1954 USBM-538 Barrier Pillars in the Wyoming Basin USBM-539 Surface Water Seepage Anthracite Southern Coal Field 1954 USBM-543 Approved Permissible Mine Equipment 1953 USBM-545 Flood Prevention in Anthracite Mines Project 1 USBM-546 Flood Prevention Anthracite Mines Middle and Southern Fields Project 2 USBM-547 Flood Prevention in Anthracite Mines Northern Field Project 3 USBM-551 Explosibility of Mine Fire Atmospheres 1955 USBM-557 Method for Detecting Carbon Monoxide 1955 USBM-559 Injury Experience in Coal Mining 1952 USBM-567 Analyses of Ash from United States Coal 1956 USBM-587 Design of Underground Openings in Competent Rock 1960 USBM-558 Health and Safety Publications 1947-1955 USBM-559 Injury Experiences in Coal Mining 1952 USBM-560 Flood Prevention in the Anthracite Mines Project 4 & 5 USBM-562 Mine Flood Prevention & Control Final Report Conowingo Tunnel System USBM-570 Recommended Practice for Drainage of Coal Mines 1957 USBM-616 U.S. Major Coal Disasters 1846-1962 USBM-641 Optical Properties of Coal and Graphite USBM-644 Tunneling Recommended Safety Rules 1968 USBM-648 X-Ray Studies of Coal and Carbonaceous Materials USBM-641 Optical Properties of Coal and Graphite USBM-661 Coal Composition, Plasticity and Coke Strength USBM-684 Bureau of Mines Research on Recycling Scrapped Autos 1985 USBM-695 Research on Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Training 1993 USBM-Technical Paper 727 Anthracite Water Pools 1949 ***************************** LOCAL EVENTS:
***************************** HISTORICAL SOCIETY LINKS Berwick Historical Society Carbondale Historical Society Columbia County Historical Society Conrail Historical Society Dunmore Historical Society Frackville Historical Society of Pa. Lackawanna County Luzerne County Mahanoy Area Minersville Montour County Mountain Top Historical Society Nanticoke Historical Society Northumberland County Pittston Historical Society Schuylkill County Shenandoah Area Shickshinny Historical Society St Clair Susquehanna County Taylor Historical Society Wayne County Historical Society West Pittston Historical Society Wyoming County |
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***************************** RAILS TO TRAILS Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails Lackawanna River Corridor Association Rail Trail Council of Northeastern Pa.
***************************** IRON ORE MINING: Anthracite in the Manufacture of Iron 1841 Collection of Occasional Surveys of Iron, Coal and Oil 1874 Coal Iron and Oil The Practical American Miner 1866 Directory of Iron and Steel Works of the United States and Canada 1902 History of Iron Making and Coal Mining in Pa. 1878 History of the Manufacture of Iron 1892 Introduction to Iron and Coal Mining in Pennsylvania 1878 Journal of Iron and Steel Institute 1888 Iron Manufacturing of the American Colonies 1876 Our Coal and Iron Industries England 1917 ***************************** Railroad History: D&H Anthracite Operations in 1920 DL&W First Annual Report for Year 1854 Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society Elements of Railroad Engineering Vol 1 1897 Elements of Railroad Engineering Vol 2 1897 Elements of Railroad Engineering Vol 4 1897 Elements of Railroad Engineering Vol 5 1897 History of Railroads and Canals in the U.S. 1860 Manual of Statistics Stock Exchange Handbook 1905 McGraw Electric Railway Manual 1914 McGraw Electric Railway Directory 1920 Modernizing a Trunk Line Lackawanna Railroad 1902 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Adjudged Cases 1894 Railway Track and Track Work 1909 Railroad and Engineering Journal Vol LXIII 1889 Railroad Surveys from Coal Fields to Tidewater 1864 Rates Rules and Regulations for Coal Transportation 1915 Report of the Railroads to the Auditor General of Pa 1863 Route of Scenic Charm Case Study of the DL&W 1880 The Great Shohola Train Wreck 1864 The Official Railway Guide 1907 Sullivan and Erie Coal and RR Co. of Pa. Mortgage Bonds 1868 Summer Excursion Routes DL&W 1893 Weekly Notes of Cases Supreme Court of Pa. Vol XL 1897
***************************** Local Places of History: Archbald Coal Mining History 1845-1955
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